Castanon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESMERALDA CASTANON and JOHN No. 2:20-cv-01656-MCE-JDP DURON, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho Corporation, doing business as WINCO FOODS; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. 18 Through the present class action proceeding, Plaintiff Esmeralda Castanon (“Plaintiff”)1 challenges various wage and hour practices utilized by her employer, Defendant Winco Holdings, Inc., doing business as Winco Foods (“Defendant” or “Winco”), both on her own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated. According to Plaintiff, Winco has failed 1) to pay its employees all wages owed, including overtime; 2) to provide legally compliant meal and rest periods; and 3) to pay all wages due upon separation. Plaintiff further alleges that wage statements provided by Winco have been legally non-compliant. 27 1 While John Duron was initially named as a Plaintiff along with Ms.…